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  1. Survivor Benefits Plan - SBP

Survivor Benefits Plan - SBP

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Change or Update Direct Deposit of Your Government Payments
Biggest Decision of Your MilSpouse Life
SBP: The Biggest Decision of Your MilSpouse Life

​Military spouses, one of the biggest decisions at retirement rests squarely on your shoulders: whether to elect Survivor...

Impressed By The Survivor Benefit Plan
5 Reasons To Be Impressed By The Survivor Benefit Plan

The SBP gets me fired up because of its value in protecting military families financially. It protects the loved ones of...

Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Increase Announced

The benefit will increase by the same percentage as retirement pay every year from now on

A military child attends a Trunk or Treat event on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Apryl Hall.)
SBP Child Coverage Cost and Benefits

SBP gives income protection not only to your spouse, but also to your children until they become self-supporting.

(Photo: Stock image.)
SBP Spouse Cost and Benefits

The SBP annuity is determined by the base amount you elect.

U.S. money is counted.
Here's How Much Extra Pay Military Retirees Are Likely to Get with the COLA Increase

The increase also covers disability payments and survivor benefits.

(Stock photo)
Pentagon Lifts Onerous Proof Requirements for Student Military Survivor Benefits

Students at institutes of higher learning can now self-certify their enrollment.

Term Insurance Over SBP?

The two are similar but do have important differences.

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon M. Smith, from Hickman, Neb., conducts a live phone interview with a service member for American Forces Network (AFN) Bahrain during the "Let Freedom Ring" Independence Day Celebration at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo/Destiny Q. Cheek)
Have Both Short and Long-Term Plans If Not Selecting SBP

If you are electing not to enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan, be sure you have both short-term and long-term plans for...

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